CDS 2 Exam Analysis 2020 for English & GK by Students: Check Section-Wise and Overall Difficulty

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted CDS 2 2020 exam for English and General Knowledge. The papers were conducted for all the courses: Air Force Academy (AFA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA). The English paper was conducted from 9 am to 11 am. The General Knowledge paper was conducted from 12 pm to 2 pm. According to the students, the overall difficulty of both the papers was moderate.

The English and General Knowledge papers of CDS 2 carried 120 questions. The total marks allotted to both the papers were 120. Each paper was conducted for two hours. For incorrect answers, 1/3 marks allotted to the question will be deducted as a penalty.

Shiksha visited one of the CDS 2 exam centres in South Delhi where around 1,440 candidates had appeared for the exam to gather their feedback regarding the difficulty levels of both the papers. Read below for CDS 2 exam analysis 2020 for English & GK by students.

CDS 2 Exam Analysis 2020 for English & GK

The English Language carried questions from ordering of sentences, antonyms, cloze test, parts of speech, idioms and phrases, spelling error, synonyms, sentence rearrangement, spotting error and reading comprehension. The General Knowledge carried questions from topics such as geography, history, economy, polity, physics, chemistry, biology, current affairs, static/misc. Check below CDS 2 exam analysis 2020 by students.

Pankaj said, "The English and GK sections were average. English were quite easy. Questions were asked from Synonyms, Antonyms, Reading Comprehension, Parts of Speech."

Prateek who had filled the application form for Indian Military Academy (IMA) said, "English was very easy while General Knowledge was hard. Questions in Current Affairs were from Constitution, Science. Proper safety measures were taken due to COVID-19 pandemic."

Sachin said, "The English paper was easy in terms of difficulty level. The General Knowledge paper was hard. In English, questions were asked from parts of speech, narration, voice, etc. Reading Comprehension questions were easy. Reading Comprehension topic was based on pollution."

Suraj Sharma said, "The English paper was easy. The GK paper was tough. GK questions were asked from Current Affairs, Economics, Politics, Science, etc.  In English questions were asked from Error Detection, Reading Comprehension, Antonyms, Synonyms, etc. Reading Comprehension questions were based on Feminism."

Vivek said, who applied for IMA said, "English was quite easy. General Knowledge paper was tough compared to last year. Current Affairs questions were easy, polity part was moderate, history was tough, economics was tough, etc. One current affairs question was - chemical use in blast, who won 2019 tennis world cup. The first topic in Reading Comprehension was women in society. The second topic was based on pollution."

Chirag said, "The English paper was easy. The General Knowledge section was moderate. The History section in GK was tough. The Science part in GK was moderate. GK questions were asked from Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Polity, Current Affairs, Modern History, Ancient History, medieval, Geography. CDS cut off is expected to be high."

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